thank you sir!

more on big rears...
 

"...the 10.5 comes standard with the 5.7L engine..." URL: 2007 Toyota Tundra - First Drive - Four Wheeler Magazine The only way to be certain is to give Toyota the numbers on the axle--the code will identify R/P diameter. All of this discussion of rears brings to mind a song...Freddie Mercury's "Fat Bottomed Girls..." I don't agree with his orientation, but I do appreciate the song...and it is so appropo to ring and pinion research...I can hear it playing in the Toyota Truck Proving Grounds trailer...:ughdance:

Splitter update: Pics are kinda crappy but you get the point.
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I have it held on with four of these stainless clamps, so taking it on and off is quick.
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Welded bungs on the bumper support for the splitter rods.
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Wow that splitter looks like it would be great at mowing down pedestrians. :) Is it made from SS?

The piece you see is just the bottom its 1/8 alum. I have a peice of 3/8 plastic that goes on top. Its not done yet ...........

Ok cool. I like that it can be easily detached, good design.

Junior- great work as always! thx for upping the pics

That was a key design consideration from the outset... I will transition to a trailer this year if all goes as planned, but until then it is convenient to be able to pull off the splitter... I also have one track that I frequent (Firebird) that is barely over a mile with lots of technical turns and plenty of places to go off... I plan to run there with no aero, so it'll be helpful to be able to pull the splitter quickly

Another update... the Aeromotions R2 static wing showed up today and the construction is superb - both wing and mounts... Thanks again to Forged Performance for making this happen... Junior, I'll be bringing this to you tomorrow when I come over to work on brakes, etc

In for pictures of the new wing, and hopefully soon a good review.
Car is coming along great, cannot wait to hear about your first track day.

Thanks


ALL, I updated my part out thread with some new stuff and new pricing... here http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...tml#post426319



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We are in the home stretch... everything seems to be working... nearly everything, except CAR WON'T START!!! lol We are getting power to the system, headlights lights come on (even if you try to turn them off they won't turn off) and gauge cluster lights up as normal, but on the indicators around the start button the "locked" sign is illuminated... push the start button and nothing happens... the other peculiar thing is that the radiator fans start running

All a bit random, but it seems almost like it is in some kind of debug mode or warning mode... A couple guesses about what's going on:

- we may have destroyed a sensor or wire that was connected to the steering column... we replaced the whole thing and possibly there was a steering column lock out sensor or something that we need to recreate the signal

- perhaps we have a short somewhere or severed line, but after replacing the whole main wiring harness I doubt it

- perhaps we fried some circuit somewhere, but we've obviously been careful to do all the work with battery disconnected

- maybe there's something in the new wiring harness that is incompatible with my car... or incompatible with my key

So, any thoughts? no idea is a bad idea!! Thanks!

Thats not ture all Dragans ideas were bad.

haha... inside joke... we have a 'crazy' czech 'helping' us on the car right now.... as I said, all help/ideas are appreciated at this stage - we're not sure what is causing the prob

My guess is on the steering column lock sensor. I believe there is a sensor the gives feedback as to the position of the lock, the car wont start if the lock failed to disengage. Unfortunately I couldn't find the section that describes where the lock solenoid connects to the harness.

I got it no worries, I am gonna go fire it up!

I don't think that's the case. If its the same sensor that I am thinking of then I completely removed it when I had my aftermarket wheel on for SEMA and the car started and drove fine. Just the VDC and slip lights were continually on.